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UNESCO Forum on Higher Education in Africa: A Driver for Sustainable Development | Forum UNESCO sur l'Enseignement Supérieur en Afrique : Un moteur pour le développement durable

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Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya

Safari Park Hotel

Safari Park Hotel & Casino P.O. Box 45038 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya
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The UNESCO Forum on ‘Higher Education in Africa: A Driver for Sustainable Development,’ from 10-11 December in Nairobi Kenya, is organized as a key contribution to the African Union (AU) Year of Education 2024.

The Forum brings together higher education institutions, young people, skills providers and partners to reflect on, and celebrate, how Africa's higher education research, innovation and tertiary skills eco-systems are contributing solutions for local, national and regional sustainable development challenges - specifically through UNESCO's flagship programme ‘Campus Africa' and the UNESCO-China Funds in Trust project (CFIT III) which supports higher technical education in AFrica. Operating under UNESCO's global priority on Africa, it aims to contribute to the vision outlined in Agenda 2063 – ‘The Africa We Want’. 

The Forum is also organized as a follow-up to the World Higher Education Conference (WHEC2022) and guided by the Higher Education Roadmap – ‘Transforming Higher Education: A roadmap to advance towards 2030 and beyond’ while providing an opportunity to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Revised Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Certificates, Diplomas, Degrees and Other Academic Qualifications in Higher Education in African States (Addis Convention).  

 

Finally, the Forum is guided by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its pledge to 'leave no one behind', takes into consideration the report of the International Commission on the Futures of Education 'Reimagining Our Futures Together: A new social contract for education' and the outcomes of the International Forum of UNESCO Chairs and Partners in Addis Ababa, 2024.

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Le Forum de l'UNESCO sur « L'enseignement supérieur en Afrique : un moteur de développement durable », qui se tiendra les 10 et 11 décembre à Nairobi, Kenya, est organisé en tant que contribution clé à l'Année de l'éducation 2024 de l'Union africaine (UA).

Le Forum réunit des établissements d'enseignement supérieur, des jeunes, des prestataires de formation et des partenaires pour réfléchir et célébrer la manière dont les écosystèmes africains de recherche, d'innovation et de compétences tertiaires dans l'enseignement supérieur apportent des solutions aux défis du développement durable aux niveaux local, national et régional – notamment à travers le programme phare de l'UNESCO « Campus Africa » et le projet UNESCO-Fonds-en-dépôt de Chine (CFIT III), qui soutient l'enseignement technique supérieur.

S'inscrivant dans la priorité globale de l'UNESCO pour l'Afrique, cet événement vise à contribuer à la vision décrite dans l'Agenda 2063 – « L'Afrique que nous voulons ». Le Forum est également organisé en suivi de la Conférence mondiale sur l'enseignement supérieur (WHEC2022) et s'inspire de la Feuille de route pour l'enseignement supérieur – « Transformer l’enseignement supérieur : Une feuille de route vers 2030 et au-delà ».

Cet événement offre également l’occasion de célébrer le 10e anniversaire de la Convention révisée sur la reconnaissance des études, certificats, diplômes, grades et autres qualifications académiques dans l’enseignement supérieur en Afrique (Convention d’Addis).

Enfin, le Forum est guidé par l’Agenda 2030 pour le développement durable et son engagement à « ne laisser personne de côté », tout en prenant en compte le rapport de la Commission internationale sur les futurs de l’éducation « Repenser nos futurs ensemble : un nouveau contrat social pour l’éducation » et les résultats du Forum international des Chaires UNESCO et des partenaires à Addis-Abeba, 2024.

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  • Tuesday 10 December
    • Day 1: Opening of the Forum
    • Day 1: Messages from Africa’s Youth about the Education They Want
      Convener: Ms Leticia Ahirirwe (Student Representative - Mbarara University of Science and Technology)
    • Day 1: Panel discussion: Ministers of Higher Education
    • 10:30
      Coffee Break
    • Day 1: Driving higher education excellence and inclusion for the Africa of tomorrow: Perspectives from regional and international partners
      Conveners: Dr Dorcas Beryl Otieno (UNESCO Chairholder in Entrepreneurship Education for Sustainable Development, Kenyatta University), Mr El Hadj Hussein TAPILY (Vice President for West Africa, All-Africa Students Union (AASU)), Dr Habtamu Tekleselasie (Technology, Climate Change, and Natural Resource Management Division (TCND)), Mr James Mwangi (Group Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer of Equity Group Holdings Plc), Ms Martha Phiri (Director, Human Capital, Youth and Skills Development Division, African Development Bank)
    • 12:30
      Lunch
    • Day 1: Round Table 1: “Rethinking Higher Education in Africa for a Sustainable Future” (UNECA)
      Conveners: Dr Denis Mwighusa (Executive Director of the Africa Research Institute for AI (ARIFA)), Prof. Gaspard Banyankimbona (Inter-University Council for Eastern Africa (IUCEA)), Ms Josephine Ulimwengu (Chief, Systems-Wide Coherence and Quality Assurance Section, UNECA), Mr Mactar Seck (Chief of Section – Innovation and Technology, UNECA), Ms Ropafadzo Sandra Shoko (Youth Entrepreneur, Lawyer Science and Technology Incubation Hub Admin, Startups Bea, and Founder of NPO Mentor Me Please)
    • Day 1: Round Table 2: Supporting student and academic mobility and inter-university cooperation within the higher education sector across Africa (Campus Africa Pillar 2)
      Conveners: Prof. Armand Abanda (Chaire UNESCO « Partenariat stratégique et institutionnel pour l'accès des jeunes et des femmes aux technologies de l’information et de la communication en Afrique Centrale »), Ms Dominique Dumet (Conseillère scientifique pour l'Afrique - Scientific Adviser for Africa: l'Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD)), Ms Everlyn Anyal Musa (Programme Director, Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program e-Learning Initiative Project), Ms JOUHAINA BENBOUBAKER EP GHERIB (Chaire UNESCO sur l’enseignement supérieur pour le développement durable en Afrique, University of Manouba, Tunisia)
    • Day 1: Round Table 3: Solutions, Innovations and Emerging Practices in Higher Technical Education (Campus Africa Pillar 3)
      Conveners: Prof. Cherifa Abdelbaki (UNESCO Chair for Sustainable Development and Resilience: Addressing Climate Change, Water Security, Food Sustainability, and Energy Resilience (SUDARE), University of Tlemcen,), Daniel Omanyo, Ms Doreen Irungu (MentorMatch, Winner of TechWomen 2024), Mr Gideon Murenga (Senior TVET and Labour Markets Advisor - Youth Employment and Vocational Training at GIZ), Mr Rino Pugliano (Nuove technologie della vita Academy (ITS))
    • 16:00
      Coffee Break
    • Day 1: Round Table 4: The Role of Data (and Capacity Needs) in the Transformation of Africa’s Higher Education Systems
      Conveners: Ms Fatouma Sissoko (Statistician, African Centre for Statistics Addis Ababa), Prof. Gaspard Banyankimbona (Inter-University Council for Eastern Africa (IUCEA)), Dr Jim Occiti (Senior Advisor to the Secretary-General and Director of Institutional Learning and Knowledge Management, Organization of Southern Cooperation (OSC)), Mr Khalil Bahloul (IIEP-Dakar), Ms Magdaline Chepkemoi (Co-Founder, EldoHub)
    • Day 1: Round Table 5: The Addis Convention – Ensuring the recognition of qualifications and robust quality assurance mechanisms
      Conveners: Dr Alice Kande (Director-General of the Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA)), Prof. Lamine Gueye (Head of ANAQ-Sup Senegal and President of the Convention Committee, President of Réseau Africain Francophone des Agences Nationales d’Assurance Qualité (RAFANAQ), representative of the African Quality Assurance Network (AfriQAN).), Ms Mercy Mwiinga Ngoma (Head of the Zambian Qualifications Authority), Mr Romualdo Correia (Director General of Higher Education, Cabo Verde)
    • Day 1: Close of Day 1
    • 18:05
      Cocktail Reception: A Celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the Revised Addis Convention
  • Wednesday 11 December
    • 08:30
      Arrival and registration
    • Day 2: Welcome Remarks and Group Photo
      Conveners: Louise Haxthausen (Director of UNESCO Office in Nairobi and Multisectoral Regional Office for Eastern Africa), Xinyu Yang
    • Day 2: Presentation – Skilling for the Future through Higher Technical Education: Introducing the Chinese Funds-in-Trust Programme (CFIT III)
      Convener: Mr Borhene Chakroun (UNESCO)
    • Day 2: Panel - Dialogue on CFIT III Achievements and Flagship Products
      Conveners: Mr Baye Mama FALL (l'Ecole Supérieure Polytechnique (ESP)/UCAD), Mr Dinku Seyoum Zeleke (Professor - Addis Ababa Science and Technology University (AASTU)), Ms Dorothy Okello (Dean of School of Engineering - Makerere University), Mr Georges Laussane LOUM (Directeur Général Adjoint en charge de la Pédagogie et de la Vie Etudiante - Institut national polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny (INP-HB)), Prof. Hermine Matari (Enseignant Chercheur - Université Omar Bongo (UOB)), Prof. Joseph Kihedu (Professor - University of Dar es Salaam), Mr Kouadio Olivier OBROU (Université Félix Houphouet Boigny), Mr Medard Twinamatsiko Katonera (Deputy Director - Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST)), Dr Muluken Tadesse Waza (Professor - Technical and Vocational Training Institute (TVTI)), Mr Nicaise Manfoumbi Boussougou (Maître de Conférences - Université des Sciences et Technique de Masuku (USTM)), Mr Salam Sawadogo (Professor - Ecole Polytechnique de Thiès (EPT)), Prof. Zacharia Simon Katambara (Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Mbeya University of Science and Technology (MUST))
    • 11:00
      Coffee Break
    • Day 2: Workshop - Demand-oriented greening and digital transformation of higher technical education
      Conveners: Prof. Yufeng Liu (UNESCO), Ms Priscilla Wanjiku Gatonye (Programme Officer, Inclusion and Youth -UNESCO-UNEVOC), Prof. Wenming Yang (Shenzhen Polytechnic University), Mr Michael Kamau (Head of Huawei ICT Academy in Kenya)
    • 12:30
      Lunch
    • Day 2: Round Table - Planning for Sustainable Impact: Embedding CFIT III experiences and practices at university level
      Conveners: Mr Aloys Mvuma (Vice Chancellor - Mbeya University of Science and Technology), Dr Dereje Engida (Deputy Director General for Research and Community Services - Technical and Vocational Training Institute (TVTI)), Dr Eva Shayo (Head of Industry Liaison - University of Dar es Salaam), Dr Habtamu Andualem/Mulugeta (Deputy Director General for Research and Community Services - Technical and Vocational Training Institute (TVTI)), Mr Lamine THIAW (Ecole Supérieure Polytechnique (ESP)/UCAD), Mr Moustapha SIDIBE (Sous-Directeur des Relations Extérieures et des Affaires Juridiques -'Institut national polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny (INP-HB)), Prof. Nicaise Alexis LEPENGUE (Université Omar Bongo (UOB)), Prof. Pauline Byakika-Kibwika (Mbarara University of Science and Technology), Mr Sylvestre KWAHOU (Université Omar Bongo (UOB)), Mr Zie Ballo (President - Université Felix Houphouët Boigny)
    • 15:30
      Coffee Break
    • Day 2: Strategic Round Table - From Project to Policy: Embedding CFIT III experiences and practices in national strategies
      Conveners: Mr Alain Souza (Director General for Higher Education, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research), Mr Eba Mijena Negero (Director General for Science and Research Affairs, Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Ethiopia), Mr Olivier Sagna (Director of Studies and Cooperation, Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation), Mr Sakanda Gaima (Education Officer, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology), Mr Timothy Ssejjoba (Assistant Commissioner-University Education, Ministry of Education and Sports)
    • 17:30
      Closing of Day 2
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